PVT Mag Profiles Belfort, Kyra Gracie & 'Pele'

After the controversial report with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and
Yoshizo Machida in the second issue, which motivated plenty of
debate in the Internet forums, PVT Mag’s third edition features a
cover story on Vitor
Belfort.

Driven by the possibility of breaking another UFC record -- Belfort
was the youngest fighter to win in the UFC and now wants to be the
first to hold a championship title in three different weight
classes -- “The Phenom” welcomed us to his karate gym. Apart from
reminiscing about the greatest moments in his career, he discussed
his hotly anticipated title bout against Anderson
Silva. Belfort also remembered many interesting unpublished
stories of his tough beginning with Carlson Gracie in the U.S. and
revealed how fatherhood is making him a better fighter.

For this issue’s special feature, we visited jiu-jitsu’s muse, Kyra
Gracie, at her home in Rio. We found out that Renzo’s nephew has
already begun her boxing training in preparation for her debut on
the MMA stage. The multiple-time world jiu-jitsu champion revealed
that Cris Cyborg was her main source of inspiration.

In the “Heroes of The Ring” section, the controversial Pelé Landi
tells unheard stories of his days in the IVC and with Chute Boxe.
The Cuban recalled his best fights, talked about his two muay Thai
fights against Anderson
Silva and drafted his squad of all-time Brazilian MMA
greats.

Closing out our third issue, we devoted Alonso’s Treasure Chest to
a tribute to the two greatest icons in jiu-jitsu history: Hélio
(who passed away on Jan. 29, 2009) and Carlson Gracie (who passed
away on Feb. 1, 2006). They are two legendary forces of the fight
world without whom we certainly wouldn’t be here talking about
jiu-jitsu or MMA.